Kategoria BISAC: Sports & Recreation >> Volleyball

More than any Olympics in history, the 2008 Beijing Summer Games captured the world's imagination, and Misty May-Treanor became one of the biggest U.S. stars on the global stage. Now she shares the story of her life and remarkable athletic career.

Destined for beach volleyball superstardom, having been raised on famed Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California, Misty talks about the personal and professional challenges she has faced and the life lessons she has...

The Science of Volleyball Practice Development and Drill Design seeks to provide volleyball coaches at all levels with the tools for developing and improving their ability to teach and train volleyball skills and tactics. This useful guide is divided into two sections:

• practice development, design, and organization
• drill design and organization, including drills developed to teach volleyball technical skills and tactics

Each section builds on the methods that scientific research in motor learning, sports psychology, and biomechanics indicates...

Dave Shoji, legendary coach for the University of Hawai'i women's volleyball program, looks back at four decades of coaching to tell his story along with that of the Rainbow Wahine, four-time national champions and consistently among the top-ranked teams in college sports. With the assistance of longtime beat writer Ann Miller, Shoji provides an exclusive look at the state's perennially successful athletic team. His memoir traces the history and rise of the program--from 1975, when he was hired as a part-time coach by women's athletic director Donnis Thompson and matches were held in the...

Dave Shoji, legendary coach for the University of Hawai'i women's volleyball program, looks back at four decades of coaching to tell his story along with that of the Rainbow Wahine, four-time national champions and consistently among the top-ranked teams in college sports. With the assistance of longtime beat writer Ann Miller, Shoji provides an exclusive look at the state's perennially successful athletic team. His memoir traces the history and rise of the program--from 1975, when he was hired as a part-time coach by women's athletic director Donnis Thompson and matches were held in the...